Howard Simms

Sometown, MI 48205  Cell: 555-555-5555  hs@somedomain.com  LinkedIn URL

Q UALITY E NGINEER
Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing / Process Design & Improvement
Six Sigma Green Belt experienced in quality engineering, lean manufacturing and product/process
design. Deliver quality controls and enhancements to proactively address problems and improve
product quality, manufacturing flow, customer satisfaction and bottom-line results.

EXPERTISE

q Six Sigma & ISO Leadership q Process Development &

q Lean Manufacturing Operations
q Lean Quality Tools (FMEA, Pareto Charts, Fishbone
Diagrams, Six Sigma 5S, 8D Methodology)
q Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
q Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Improvement
q Scrap Reduction & Output Increase
q Statistical Process Controls (SPC)
q Quality Auditing
q Systems Design & Automation
q AutoCAD, MS Project & Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ABC COMPANY (formerly DEF COMPANY) – Sometown, MI
Manufacturer of fabricated glass products and optical coatings
Quality Engineer, 2012 to Present
Assistant Quality Engineer (internship), 2012
Retained following three-month internship and promoted to quality engineer to improve the
efficiency of production operations, prepare engineering drawings in AutoCAD, ensure ISO
compliance, manage the engineering change process and act as customer liaison for product
quality issues.
Quality Initiatives and Results:
 Led ISO recertification effort, which was granted on first attempt.
 Liaised between design, manufacturing and executive teams as a contributor to development
of frameless glass showers product. Ensured product manufacturability, robust design,
compliance with regulatory requirements and transition from prototype to production ($525K
in sales in 2015).
 Conducted process mapping and time/capability studies to improve throughput by 26%,
eliminate bottlenecks and ensure adherence to customer specifications.
 Lowered product returns by 12%, saving $150K per year. Cut number of complaints in half by
accelerating customer support response times.
 Increased sales by $190K in 2015 by developing a supplier-qualification program.
 Incorporated Six Sigma methodologies to solve a range of design and manufacturing
problems.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

ABC UNIVERSITY – Sometown, MI
Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering

 Six Sigma Green Belt

 Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, American Society for Quality
Recent Training Highlights: Risk Reduction Engineering, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design &
Process FME, Statistical Process Control (SPC) Management, Project Management